Month: August 2023

U.S. ethanol exports were down slightly from May to June. The Renewable Fuels Association says June ethanol exports were 111.9 million gallons, 1% less than in May. Canada took the top slot for the 27th [Read More…]

Hay prices in Missouri are starting to come off the recent highs. Tony Hancock is the market news manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture.  “There is quite a bit of hay around this week [Read More…]

Some Midwest farmers are finding aphids in corn fields. Iowa State University Extension entomologist Erin Hodgson says reports of the pest started coming in a couple of weeks ago. “We can have a couple different [Read More…]

A farm credit cooperative is pushing for the Investing in Rural America Act to be included in the next farm bill. Compeer Financial chief mission officer John Monson says the bill streamlines partnerships with local [Read More…]

INTERVIEW: Scott Dickey, Beck’s Agronomist An agronomist says crop conditions have been variable across the Corn Belt. Scott Dickey (pictured above) with Beck’s says some crops have recovered from widespread drought that occurred through late [Read More…]

Missouri soybeans state fair booth features information about Missouri’s number one crop and the people who grow it. Outreach and Education director Baylee Asbury says the booth also features popular soy doughnuts until noon daily. [Read More…]

Several farmers have been applying nitrogen to corn recently after plants showed signs of nitrogen deficiency, but University of Wisconsin corn specialist Joe Lauer says the real problem might be the lack of moisture and [Read More…]

A farmer director on the U.S. Grains Council says challenges remain with two of the top markets for U.S. corn. Jay Fischer from central Missouri says Mexico is getting stricter on its ban of GMO [Read More…]